April L. Watson

April L. Watson practices primarily in the areas general litigation, including successions and trust litigation, state tax litigation, construction, and products liability. She represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Louisiana and in multi-district litigation.

Ms. Watson serves on the Board of Directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Orleans. She also serves on the Louisiana Bar Association’s Children’s Law Committee, and served for six years as the Community Outreach coordinator for the Association for Women Attorneys. In 2014, Ms. Watson was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Ms. Watson earned her undergraduate degree from California Lutheran University and her law degree from Loyola School of Law, where she was a recipient of the Loyola Law Dean’s Scholarship. She also earned a certificate in international law, and studied law in Vienna, Austria, Budapest, Hungary, and San Jose, Costa Rica.

She is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

Appellate Practice

Commerical Litigation

Health Care

Litigation Services

Product Liability Defense

Securities Litigation and Enforcement

Tax

Tort & Insurance

Certified Legal Specialties

Certificate in International Law

Bar Admissions

Louisiana, 2004

Education

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana

Law Degree

Honors: Graduated in the Top Ten percent of the Division

Honors: Loyola Law Dean’s Scholarship

Honors: Certificate in international law

Major: Common and Civil Law

California Lutheran University

B.A.

Major: Communication

Honors and Awards

President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2014

2017 City Business Leadership in Law

2017 Children’s Advocacy Center Tree of Life Recipient

Professional Associations and Memberships

New Orleans State and Federal Bar Association, Member

Louisiana State and Federal Bar Association, Member

Community Outreach Coordinator for the Association of Women Attorneys, Board of Directors

Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Orleans, Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors

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The Estate Planning and Probate Group of Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, L.L.C., serves clients in the cities of New Orleans, Metairie, Gretna, Marrero, Harvey, Slidell and in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes, across the NOLA region and throughout Louisiana.